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Stone oolite fire pit12/7/2023 In 1461 when the masons heard that King Henry 6th had been defeated in the War of the Roses they downed tools and fled. The stone of choice was magnesium limestone from Tadcaster in Yorkshire. King’s Hall at Trinity was commenced in the year 1400 along with a substantial wall along the length of the river bank, the building materials were brick, ragstone and chalk (clunch) from Hynton believed to be the old name for Cherry Hinton and Barrington.Ĭommenced in 1446 under master mason Reginald Ely who was credited with its design. The downside was that chalk has a short life, for example most of the facing stone at Trinity required replacement after 150 years. These were connected by canals, making transportation relatively simple. Chalk quarries were situated at Bunwell, Swaffham, Cherry Hinton Reach and Isleham, Barrington and Haslingfield. Also in the construction of St John’s College, Trinity College and in St Mary’s the Great. Evidence of chalk (clunch) can be found in footings including the castle chimneys, boundary walls etc. Large quantities of chalk were used in construction especially between the 13th and 14th centuries. Medieval Cambridge was principally built in timber, the exceptions being ecclesiastical buildings, colleges, large houses, bridges and the castle! From early medieval times, limestone was brought in from Rutland and Lincolnshire to the north and Northamptonshire, to the west via barges on the Rive Nene and over various fenland drains.Ĭar stone from Norfolk was occasionally used along with flint which built many churches but due to the nature of these materials most buildings would either be round or would have brick dressings and corner details. The city of Cambridge has no building stone of its own, sitting on gault mudstone, there is a small amount of chalk to the south east of the county and some limestone outcropping to a small area in the north western corner of the county. The research was greatly assisted by a publication called The Architectural History of the University of Cambridge by the late Robert Willis, published in 1886. There is reference to transportation from quarry to development site and an indication of costs of the stone and its transportation. ![]() It covers the various building stones used in the construction of Cambridge through the ages. This fascinating article will take the reader back through time to the early 1400’s. Goldholme employs several masons that live in the city of Cambridge, we are proud to have supplied countless projects in and around the city.
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